From the front page to the big screen: 10 films based on real events

Hollywood’s not just about La La Land escapism. With Patriots Day, the new film about the Boston Marathon bombings, coming to UK cinemas from 23 February, it’s time to look at recent movies inspired by the headlinesThe Impossible (2012)
This eyewitness view of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami attracted Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Naomi Watts, who plays the mother of a family swept away from their hotel poolside by the killer wave. With the Spanish family who inspired the film o